High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Walter Hungerford, 1st Baron Hungerford of Heytesbury (1503–1540), created Baron Hungerford of Heytesbury in 1536, was the son and heir of Sir Edward Hungerford. His mother was Sir Edward's first wife, Jane. He was born in 1503 at Heytesbury in Wiltshire, England.Walter was nineteen years old at his father's death in 1522, and soon afterwards appears as squire of the body to Henry VIII. In 1529 he was granted permission to alienate part of his large estates. On 20 August 1532 John, Lord Hussey of Sleaford, whose daughter was Hungerford's third wife, wrote to Sir Thomas Cromwell stating that Hungerford wished to be introduced to him. A little later Hussey informed Cromwell that Hungerford desired to be sheriff of Wiltshire, a desire which was gratified in 1533. Hungerford proved useful to Cromwell in Wiltshire, and in June 1535 Cromwell made a memorandum that Hungerford ought to be rewarded for his well-doing. On 8 June 1536 he was summoned to parliament as Lord Hungerford of Heytesbury.

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